Wintry, wet weather will make for a messy Monday

A mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain will make for a messy Monday morning commute.

The complex storm system pushing through New Jersey today will bring a wide variety of wintry and wet impacts to the state. What's the latest forecast for your neighborhood? Here's a breakdown by county:

Ocean, Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland

NO warnings or advisories at this time
Most of what falls today will be rain. However, some mixing with sleet and snow and some icing will be possible early this morning. Spots of heavier rain will be possible this afternoon. And a brief transition to light snowfall will be possible late tonight as temperatures drop.

Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem

Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 10am
We’ve already received a few reports of icing through this corridor. Be careful of periods of sleet and freezing rain this morning, changing over to mostly rain by late morning. Spots of heavier rain will be possible this afternoon. And a brief transition to light snowfall will be possible late tonight as temperatures drop.

Hudson, Essex, Union, Morris, Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset

Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 1pm
Look for periods of sleet and freezing rain this morning, making the morning commute potentially icy. As temperatures warm, this area of the state should transition to mostly (or all) rain by early afternoon. Some of that rain could be moderate or heavy in intensity at times this afternoon. As the storm system wraps up this evening, a brief transition to light snowfall will be possible as temperatures drop.

Passaic, Bergen

Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 4pm
For the northeast corner of the state, temperatures will hover around the freezing mark for much of the day, and warmer air won’t arrive until late in the afternoon. So, an extended period of sleet, snow, and freezing rain will be possible today, transitioning over to moderate to heavy rain this afternoon. Then, as temperatures drop behind the trailing cold front late tonight, the rain could transition back over to snow at the very tail end of the precipitation. Upwards of an inch of snow and ice accumulation will be possible today.

Sussex

Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 5pm
In traditionally cold Sussex County, we could be dealing with frozen precipitation for most of the day. Snow and sleet may cause some accumulations as early as this morning. I would still expect a period of rain or freezing rain at some point today. But just like the rest of the state, we’ll see a changeover back to all snow as the storm system exit tonight and as temperatures drop. For Sussex County, I could see upwards of two inches of total snow and ice accumulation today.

As I mentioned in a previous post, this is NOT a "major" winter storm, but obviously still a situation that needs to be taken seriously. It doesn't take much freezing rain to turn a busy highway into a skating rink. Be extra cautious, slow, and vigilent this morning, and continue to monitor for updates.